Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South)
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Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) is the northern part of New Zealand’s South Island, encompassing regions such as Tasman, Nelson, and Marlborough.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5808828 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) Context triple: [Tasman District, locatedInRegion, Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South)]
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A.
Te Kā
Te Kā is the fiery lava demon and corrupted form of the goddess Te Fiti who serves as the main antagonist in Disney's animated film "Moana."
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B.
Toi o Tāmaki
Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, renowned for its extensive collection of national and international artworks.
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C.
Opononi
Opononi is a small coastal settlement in New Zealand known for its scenic Hokianga Harbour views and historic seaside charm.
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D.
Te Kowhai
Te Kowhai is a small rural settlement in the Waikato region of New Zealand, located just northwest of Hamilton.
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E.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) Target entity description: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) is the northern part of New Zealand’s South Island, encompassing regions such as Tasman, Nelson, and Marlborough.
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A.
Te Kā
Te Kā is the fiery lava demon and corrupted form of the goddess Te Fiti who serves as the main antagonist in Disney's animated film "Moana."
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B.
Toi o Tāmaki
Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, renowned for its extensive collection of national and international artworks.
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C.
Opononi
Opononi is a small coastal settlement in New Zealand known for its scenic Hokianga Harbour views and historic seaside charm.
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D.
Te Kowhai
Te Kowhai is a small rural settlement in the Waikato region of New Zealand, located just northwest of Hamilton.
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E.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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region of New Zealand ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Top of the South
NERFINISHED
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Top of the South Island ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Māui (mythological figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Cook Strait
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Abel Tasman National Park
NERFINISHED
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Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Havelock NERFINISHED ⓘ Kahurangi National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaikōura NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough Sounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Motueka NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Lakes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Picton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Takaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Waimea Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wairau Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
aquaculture
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forestry ⓘ horticulture ⓘ tourism ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Marlborough District
NERFINISHED
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Marlborough Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson City NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Island
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Te Waipounamu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MāoriNameMeaning | the prow of the canoe of Māui ⓘ |
| notableWineRegion | Marlborough wine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf |
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
NERFINISHED
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Ngāti Koata NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Kuia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Rārua NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Toa Rangatira NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangitāne o Wairau NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) Description of subject: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South) is the northern part of New Zealand’s South Island, encompassing regions such as Tasman, Nelson, and Marlborough.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.